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Jaina Shrines at Achalagadh ]
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The nara-thara of the basement mouldings is especially interesting with different motifs carved in small figures, including those of standing and sitting Tirthankaras, āchāryas and monks, wrestling scenes, march of armies, figures of the five Pāņdavas, processions, and so on.
All the side walls of the sanctum and the adjoining front hall have fine carvings of Jinas and big reliefs of gods, goddesses etc. The low shikhara is also well modelled.
In front of the main entrance to the compound of the Achaleshvara Mahādeva is a small Shaiva shrine in ruins; the lintel of its entrance door shows a figure of a Jina. It might, therefore, have been originally a Jaina shrine or loose stones of some older Jaina shrine in ruins have been utilised in the construction of this temple. There is a small old ruined step-well in front with no water in it.
